1979 IJA Championships 

[Part One of the Championships information is included in the March / April newsletter.]

In this competition there are some basic musts that will help the competition run smoothly. Please take on the necessary responsibilities as pro­fessional people.

There is an entry fee of one dollar per event. IJA membership is required. Sign up and pay when you register upon arriving at the convention. There will be a desk and people on hand to answer any questions and to take the preliminary times for the 5 club numbers event. You must sign up at least 45 minutes before the start of the competitions each day. A running order of contestants will be posted so everyone will know when they are " on". Entrants must compete at their scheduled time and stay within the 3 or 6 minute time limit. No time calls will

be given during the routine. Two minutes will be allowed between contestants for setting up. Routines, stage help for setting and striking your own props and apparatus, musical cues, assistants, etc., should all be prepared in advance and rehearsed. The failure of an entrant to be prepared may result in disqualification.  If we can be of any help for your specific routine, please contact us in plenty of time before hand so we may work out the details.

Judging and Scoring (Junior, Senior, and Team Events)

The competition will be judged by seven jugglers. Each event will have a maximum of 100 points. The judges will be giving the competitor two scores.

The first score will be on technique and juggling ability. All seven judges will flash a score from 1 to 10 points. The highest and the lowest scores will be thrown out and the rest will be added. The highest possible score for technique is 50 points.

The second score will be on form and presentation - showmanship, originality, body movement, routining (ie. costume, music, use of stage area, etc.) All seven judges will again flash a score from 1 to 10, high and low score will be eliminated, and the re­maining scores will be added. There is a 50 point maximum score possible for presentation.

Both scores will then be added to compute the competitor's final score. In case of a tie, there will be a three minute tie-breaker for which new scores will be awarded. The competitor who receives the most points will be chosen as champion of that event. There will also be a very special awards given in cases of extreme excellence. There will be awards for the top 5 total scores.

There will be a judges' conference before and after the competitions to establish guidelines for scoring for this year and for years to come, and to determine special awards. There will be practice sessions of scoring, etc. with consideration of qualities: ie. a score of 1 would be given to someone who could barely juggle when a score of 10 would go to an Ignatov or a Rastelli.

Anyway - just like everything else in this good life, all is subject to change. Let us keep amused and see what happens I

You may contact me until June 20 at the following address:

Fred Garbo Garver Clown in Residence

Baxter State School For the Deaf, Portland, Maine

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